It was T Rex’s fault. Several Forumites had taken part in Dartmoor Discovery 2004, and I wasn’t the only one who retreated home from Devon that June to lick my wounds, having found out the hard way that 32 miles is not the same as a marathon with a
sneaks us in to the Novotel Greenwich (with en-suite marathon).At the start we split into two pens, we're in pen 8, but are joined by mates from pen 9 by the time I've finished rearranging socks and laces. In the first three miles the crowds shout
For one brief moment, probably while endorphins were still pumping through your body after a good run, you flirted with the idea of doing a marathon. Then the endorphins disappeared and the reality of training for four months and trying to squeeze
may go to waste.But reaching that high is not easy. "Every athlete wants to have a phase that builds up to a peak, but quite often this doesn't happen," says Martin Yelling, former national duathlon champion, Ironman competitor and coach to marathon
ideas to help you fulfil your 2010 potential... Make it a milestoneWhether it's your very first race, the decision to tackle fells, a marathon, an ultra or a triathlon, make 2010 a year to remember by challenging yourself to completing a huge milestone
10 years, and asked them to share the three most important lessons they’ve learnt from running.Nick Troop Running life: Runs three to four times per week; set lifetime bests for 5K and half-marathon as a 41-year-old. Years running: 15 No matter what
GETTY IMAGESFern Oliner had been a runner for more than 25 years when she experienced a breakthrough in her performance during a half-marathon."For the very first time, I felt like a true runner,' she recalls. "There I was, running uphill, passing
? Or that energy drinks would help you reach the end of a marathon without hitting the wall until after you’d run the distance supping just water.We’ve gathered 8 products that you might ignore were you to see them in a running store or on the internet. All of them
't start running again. You can use any of the scores of beginning-to-run schedules that are out there. With my first I had a C-section, and a nice young physiotherapist who visited me a couple of weeks later gave me lots of advice about rotating my ankles
devils are sitting on your shoulder around about mile 20 in the marathon, you have had plenty of practice with their injury cousins in denying them any satisfaction. 3. Dream. The first three years coming back from not walking I spent a lot of time
